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1501:New Orleans
1496:Kansas City
1299:Jazz mugham
1294:Azerbaijani
1218:Second line
1213:Rare groove
1199:Jazz theory
1189:Jazz poetry
1174:Contrafacts
1158:Saint Lucia
1138:New Orleans
1070:Strata-East
1045:MPS Records
975:Cobblestone
896:Smooth jazz
886:Jazz fusion
830:Trombonists
743:Sacred jazz
728:Smooth jazz
661:Jazz fusion
544:Jazz violin
524:Jazz guitar
499:Jam session
472:Jazz (word)
197:inflections
181:Ray Charles
1949:Jazz stubs
1934:Vocal jazz
1928:Categories
1741:Brass band
1729:Jump blues
1573:Ethno jazz
1536:Australian
1516:West Coast
1273:Zimbabwean
1113:Copenhagen
1035:Mainstream
845:Violinists
835:Trumpeters
805:Guitarists
713:Organ trio
698:Modal jazz
671:Latin jazz
651:Gypsy jazz
549:Vocal jazz
534:Jazz piano
329:2024-04-26
274:2024-04-16
247:References
169:Chet Baker
101:vaudeville
82:work songs
31:Vocal jazz
18:Vocal Jazz
1709:Acid jazz
1566:Worldwide
1552:Brazilian
1349:Bulgarian
1311:Indo jazz
1261:Cape jazz
1148:North Sea
1103:Cape Town
1090:Festivals
1065:Riverside
1040:Milestone
965:Blue Note
960:Bethlehem
944:post-1950
916:Standards
901:Soul jazz
850:Vocalists
810:Organists
782:Musicians
772:Trad jazz
733:Soul jazz
656:Jazz-funk
644:Punk jazz
634:Free funk
629:Free jazz
624:Folk jazz
614:Dixieland
609:Cool jazz
599:Cape jazz
514:Jazz bass
477:Jazz band
211:phrases.
153:Peggy Lee
149:cool jazz
97:minstrels
1714:Afrobeat
1628:Pre-1920
1613:Jazz Age
1529:Oceanian
1479:American
1453:Canadian
1337:European
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1246:Ethiopia
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1123:Monterey
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790:Bassists
723:Ska jazz
666:Jazz rap
592:Post-bop
582:Hard bop
482:Big band
236:Vocalese
225:See also
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1761:Ragtime
1746:Exotica
1702:Related
1608:Ragtime
1586:History
1491:Chicago
1458:Haitian
1437:Swedish
1425:Spanish
1408:Italian
1361:British
1356:Belgian
1323:Iranian
1239:African
1167:Culture
1143:Newport
1118:Jakarta
1108:Chicago
1005:Freedom
703:Nu jazz
587:Neo-bop
351:Books.
205:vibrato
126:bop era
72:History
1413:Polish
1403:German
1398:French
1383:Danish
1344:Balkan
1306:Indian
1266:Marabi
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